In the Media
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Misinformation rampant as fires ravage LA
ISI’s Kristina Lerman discusses the spread of online misinformation about the LA wildfires.
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Why Meta’s Fact-Checking Change Could Lead to More Misinformation on Facebook and Instagram
Luca Luceri is quoted by Time magazine, highlighting the risks of misinformation, manipulation, and content amplification under Meta’s new approach.
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How AI deepfakes test voter confidence and election integrity
Emilio Ferrara was interviewed about the incredible volume of ai-generated data this election cycle
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Twitter Barred Them. What Happened When Elon Musk Brought Them Back?
ISI’s Keith Burghardt was interviewed by The New York Times about his work on toxic content on social media.
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Can AI have common sense? Finding out will be key to achieving machine intelligence
ISI’s Mayank Kejriwal and his co-authors explore how the rise of LLMs has reignited debates about the boundaries of machine intelligence.
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Why LLMs are vulnerable to the ‘butterfly effect’
Research by Fred Morstatter and Abel Salinas regarding how prompts can change how data is labeled, was featured
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USC selected by Department of Defense for Microelectronics Commons hub
The university will lead one of eight regional innovation hubs funded by the CHIPS and Science Act. ISI's Steve Crago is the principal investigator for this project.
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Rewriting the quantum-computer blueprint
Itay Hen was quoted on the benefits of quantum computing
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One billionaire owner, twice the hate: Twitter hate speech surged with Musk, study says
According to data collected by researchers from USC, UCLA, UC Merced and Oregon State University, daily use of hate speech by those who previously posted hateful tweets nearly doubled after Musk finalized the sale.
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The R.T.O Whisperers Have a Plan
This article highlights the efforts at ISI to get colleagues to return to the office. Craig Knoblock and colleagues were interviewed.
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Don’t Play Poker With ChatGPT
Gizmodo featured an article by Mayank Kejriwal on ChatGPT’s decision-making process.
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ChatGPT is great – you’re just using it wrong
Jonathan May contributed a piece on possible uses of ChatGPT
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AI Bill of Rights
Kristina Lerman and Fred Morstatter comment on the impact of future AI policies
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Does Your Middle-Class Tax Refund Debit Card Have a $0 Balance?
Cybersecurity expert Cliff Neuman was interviewed about how cards might be compromised
Security experts lay out the most serious election threats
Wael AbdAlmageed was interviewed about the impact of deepfakes in affecting public sentiment
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Women researchers are cited less than men. Here’s why—and what can be done about it
A study done by researchers at ISI focused on disparities in advancement in the sciences was featured.
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Would Biden’s AI Bill of Rights Be Effective?
Kristina Lerman and Fred Morstatter were quoted about the importance of mitigating bias in AI.
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Deepfake Expert Analyzes Viral Videos
Wael Abd-Almageed explains a few methods for identifying videos are that are not authentic as well as his lab’s approach.
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D-Wave sets up latest quantum computer in California
This article featured D-Wave’s new Advantage system that has over 5000 qubits, now hosted at USC ISI
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Deepfakes are now trying to change the course of war
ISI's Wael Abd-Almageed was interviewed about the dangers of deepfakes
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School district halts distance learning after ransomware attack
KTTV-TV interviewed Cliff Neuman regarding a ransomware attack affected a school district.
